Cluster Fig Flowers

(Cluster Fig Flowers)
Sanskrit: उदुम्बरपुष्प • Botanical: Ficus glomerata Roxb.

The flowers of Udumbara (Cluster Fig) are enclosed within the fruit (syconium) and are rarely seen, making them considered rare and auspicious. The fruit receptacle containing the flowers is used medicinally. It is astringent and cooling, used in bleeding disorders and diarrhea.

Ayurvedic Properties

Taste (Rasa)
Astringent (Kashaya)
Quality (Guna)
Heavy (Guru)
Potency (Virya)
Cold (Sheeta)
Post-digestive (Vipaka)
Pungent (Katu)
Key Constituents
Tannins, Flavonoids, Phenolics
Also Known As
English: Cluster Fig Flowers
Sanskrit: उदुम्बर पुष्प
Hindi: गूलर के फूल

What is Cluster Fig Flowers (Udumbara Pushpa / उदुम्बर पुष्प)?

The flowers of Udumbara (Cluster Fig) are enclosed within the fruit (syconium) and are rarely seen, making them considered rare and auspicious. The fruit receptacle containing the flowers is used medicinally. It is astringent and cooling, used in bleeding disorders and diarrhea.

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

  • Grahi (absorbent)
  • Raktastambhana (hemostatic)

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4

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